George Antheil: Piano Music, Volume One: Late Works, 1939–55

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Mother’s Day Piece (1939)

1. Mother’s Day Piece

The Ben Hecht Valses (1942)*


2. The Ben Hecht Valses

Musical Picture of a Friend (1946)


3. Musical Picture of a Friend

Carnival of the Beautiful Dresses (1939/1946)


4. I Opening Choral
5. II A la valse
6. III Mexicali
7. IV Valse Passion
8. V Habañera-Rhumba
9. VI Love Affair Valse
10. VII Autumn Fancy
11. VIII Gamin Valse
12. IX Martinique
13. X Grand Climax
14. XI Valse of the Female Gamin Who Fell in Love Hopelessly For a Time
15. XII Gay American Valse
16. XIII Finale Rhumbetta

Two Toccatas (1948)*


17. No. 1
18. No. 2

Valentine Waltzes (1949)*


19. No. 1
20. No. 2
21. No. 3
22. No. 4
23. No. 5
24. No. 6
25. No. 7
26. No. 8
27. No. 9
28. No. 10
29. No. 11

Piano Sonata No. 5 (first version, 1950)


30. III. Presto

Waltzes from Volpone (second version, 1949–53/1955)


31. Waltzes from Volpone

Berceuse for Thomas Montgomery Newman (1955)


32. Berceuse for Thomas Montgomery Newman

ALL EXCEPT * FIRST RECORDINGS